Portable steam bath



Y m M m m Wm m o 0 I 0 2M v M m r 0 M/ -1 |I: 72 55 FE? 2M W A W m5 H v?5 g Y v52 B Z /%W April 14, 1959 United. Srates Patent PORTABLE STEAMBATH Hans Diehl, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Application May 14, 1956,Serial No. 584,578

2 Claims. (Cl. 126-2711) This invention relates to a portable steambath, and has for its primary object the provision of a steamarrangement which may be readily utilized in conjunction with a normalbath tub or shower stall.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis character whereby the user may employ a private steam bath with allthe advantages hitherto accomplished by the conventional public steambath of the Scandinavian countries, customarily termed the sauna, inFinland, for example.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a steam bathattachment which may be readily attached to a conventional electricsteam kettle, by slight modifications thereof, whereby the user mayenjoy a steam bath in any desired locality.

Still other objects reside in the combination of elements, arrangementsof parts and features of construction all as will be pointed outhereinafter and shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein there isshown an illustrative embodiment of the inventive concept.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partially in section, of one form ofdevice embodying the instant inventive concept;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the structure of Fig. 1, alsopartially sectional;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 ofFig. 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of Fig.3; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a structural detail.

Similar reference characters refer to the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, there is generallyindicated at an electric heating kettle including a body 11, having aseparate lower compartment 12 containing a heating coil 13 connected toa plug 14, surrounded by asbestos 15. Plug 14 is adapted to be connectedto a cord 16, in turn engaging any suitable source of electric current.

The body 11 is adapted to contain water which, when coil 13 isenergized, is volatilized and passes through triangular spout 17 into atubular vertically extending member 18. Member 18 includes a base plate19 beneath Patented Apr. 14, 1959 2 which is positioned a rubber gasket20 which completely surrounds spout 17 and includes horizontal tensionsprings 21 suitably connected to tube 18 and to handle member 22 ofkettle 10. Additional springs 23 extend downwardly at an angle fromgasket 20 and engage a stud or clip 24 engageable at the bottom ofkettle 10.

The tubular member 18 is provided with an engaging coaxial extension 30,slidable thereon, provided with tiltable nozzle 31, whereby the heightof the steam disseminating nozzle may be varied, as well as theangularity of steam dispensed. Nozzle 31 is closed at both ends and isprovided with a plurality of steam dispensing ports 32.

A suitable plastic or other covering may be provided for the apparatusand the bather, if desired (not shown), or a conventional shower curtainmay be employed for the containment of the steam.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided aportable steam bath which accomplishes all of the objects of theinvention and many others of great practical utility and commercialimportance; as many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept,and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbeforeshown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is tobe understood merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Iclaim:

1. In combination, a steam generating assembly comprising a kettleincluding a forwardly projecting, upwardly opening discharge spout and ahandle extending rearwardly from said spout, and a steam bath conversionattachment providing a portable steam bath with said steam generatingassembly, said conversion attachment comprising a support base includinga portion sealingly engageable over the discharge spout and including anupwardly opening recess conforming to said spout, tension fasteningmeans on said base detachably engaging beneath said kettle and saidhandle removably retaining said base in sealed relationship over saidspout, a rigid extensible tubular member secured at one end normal tosaid support base and communicating with said recess and said dischargespout, said tubular member including at its other end a transversedischarge nozzle iu cluding plural outlet ports for disseminating steampassing through said tubular member.

2. In the combination of claim 1 in which said support base includes asealing gasket engageable about said discharge spout.

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